Welcome to the SMocKroom! These Visual Literacy 'quickie' lessons engage students in discussions based on art works, artists and artifacts. Students begin to observe, describe and tell using evidence from the particular work of art or artifact. As a resource for informational text, these Visual Literacy 'quickies' can be used within Literacy Circles or Centers, as whole group discussions and the bases for an art project, boosting the students critical thinking skills, oral vocabulary and high